Contracts Manager

The Role: Contracts Manager - Fit out
The Location: Leeds - Alternative UK locations also available
Salary: up to 75k + car/car allowance and package - Neg depending on experience
Employment: Permanent Role

Search is working with a well-established and highly reputable construction company who due to growth is looking for an experienced Contracts Manager to join their team

This is an excellent opportunity to join a company that can offer a secure permanent role, competitive salary and career progression

The ideal candidate will have experience working on design and build and refurbishment projects, be friendly, engaging and helpful, with strong leadership skills and commercial experience. The successful candidate will oversee the projects of a value between 500k to 5-6m

The projects will be internal refurbs of offices, to full external works, cladding, small new builds, extensions

A wide range of experience required as projects often are with educational clients, Universities, school, hospitals, Police, Court Services

Duties & Responsibilities

Produce site logistics plans, methodologies, programmes and other documentation
Attend tender interviews where required
Provide delivery expertise and advise for tenders
Advise on timescales in order to meet the required dates and managing this process to ensure that the timescales are either met or the client / sales team is kept properly informed so that the timescales can be revised appropriately
Advise on buildability and design
Request site-based project managers or site managers as appropriate to projects
Liaise with H&S manager and ensure that health and safety policies and good practices are enforced
Develop and complete the construction programme
Manage the project team to ensure that pre-construction activities are completed in accordance with the programme
Liaise with client and client's team, including landlord's representative.
Monitor and manage health and safety on the project
Oversee the project team to ensure that the project is delivered successfully and to programme, including all aspects of project and site management, client liaison, design, procurement, quantity surveying, furniture and any other disciplines related to the project
Review the programme / critical path against progress and report to management team
Assist the site manager or site-based project manager with problems or issues as they arise.
Report any significant problems or issues on the project to line manager as soon as they arise. Work proactively to resolve issues once reported
Review monthly CVRs with Quantity Surveyors
Work with the quantity surveyor to agree the procurement plan and supplier selection
Liaise with the quantity surveyor to ensure that procurement meets the programme
Report any requirements for variations to the quantity surveyor so that costs can be agreed before undertaking works
Issue emergency variations instructions to sub-contractors if essential to meet the programme (copying in the quantity surveyor)
Reporting to the company management team on the progress and key issues
Have an understanding of the profit of all projects and have access to CVRs should information be required from line manager

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Company Car or Allowance
Bonus Scheme
Pension
Health Care & More

For more information, please apply directly and we will be in touch with suitable candidates.

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